Auchinachie and Farber Break Pool Records in Home Dual with Wisconsin

Saturday, January 4

Denver, Colo.

4 p.m. MT

University of Denver

110

Wisconsin

Auchinachie and Farber Break Pool Records in Home Dual with Wisconsin

1/4/2020 6:19:00 PM | Men's Swimming & Diving

Results

The Pioneers are back in action next weekend in Wyoming

By: Niko Blankenship

DENVER – University of Denver men's swimming junior Cameron Auchinachie (Binghamton, N.Y.) broke the 100 free El Pomar Natatorium record and redshirt-junior Sid Farber (Portland, Ore.) snapped the 50 free pool record to leadoff Denver's 200 free relay (19.74) in a dual against [RV] Wisconsin on Saturday on the DU campus.

Denver nearly completed a comeback in the dual, falling to the Big Ten's Badgers 110-95.

The first meet of 2020 for the Pioneers opened with the fastest 400 medley relay race in El Pomar Natatorium history. Denver broke the six-year old pool record in the event by 2.10 seconds, but Wisconsin's 400 medley out-touched the Pioneers by 0.14 seconds to take the race and the pool record. Auchinachie, junior Cy Jager (Moscow, Idaho), classmate Adriel Sanes (Rosharon, Texas) and Farber swam the relay for the Pioneers.

Denver took the 2-4 spots in the first individual event of the day, the 1000 free. Senior Colin Gilbert (Kamloops, B.C.) finished second with a 9:35.70 to lead the Denver trio. In the second distance swim later in the meet, Gilbert won the 500 free with a 4:32.84.

The Pioneers first win of the evening came in the 50 free. Farber swam the event in 20.40, followed closely by junior Jackson Gainer (San Jose, Calif.) who took second with a 20.74.

Sophomore David Mihalic (Ljubljana, Slovenia) turned in an impressive swim in the 200 fly, taking second with a 1:54.86. Auchinachie recorded the next win for the Pioneers in the seventh event of the night, winning the 100 free with his pool record 43.55. Sanes and junior Anthony Nosack (Beaverton, Ore.) finished 2-3 in the 200 breast with times of 2:00.81 and 2:03.15, respectively.

Denver split its nationally ranked 200 free relay into its A and B relays on Saturday, taking the top two spots in the race with times of 1:21.25 and 1:21.87.

Saturday Night's NCAA Standards
100 Free – Cameron Auchinachie – 43.55
50 Free – Sid Farber – 19.74 (leadoff leg of 200 free relay)

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